A confined aquifer with two piezometers measuring pressure head at two different locations 1500 ft apart. The aquifer has hydraulic conductivity of 2.4 x 10-4 ft/sec. Assume the width of aquifer into the page is 6 miles and the flow is one dimensional from left to right. Compute the total flow in ft³/sec. el. 282 ft 10.5 ft. -1500 ft el. 276 ft Aquiclude Confined aquifer Aquiclude

A confined aquifer with two piezometers measuring pressure head at two different locations 1500 ft apart. The aquifer has hydraulic conductivity of 2.4 x 10-4 ft/sec. Assume the width of aquifer into the page is 6 miles and the flow is one dimensional from left to right. Compute the total flow in ft³/sec. el. 282 ft 10.5 ft. -1500 ft el. 276 ft Aquiclude Confined aquifer Aquiclude

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